Chapter 10 As the limousines skirted the arena and headed for the back entrance, they could see lines forming already. The gates would open about an hour and a half before show time, but the band was planning to do a short rehearsal before then. Shari was looking forward to this concert since the smaller crowd was more manageable for her. She knew that Nick was also keen to perform as he had said that he could connect more personally with the smaller crowd. “The crowd seems kind of big already,” Shari commented to Lily, while the band went ahead to get set up. Brian went with them to get some footage of how they prepared for a concert. “I hope they haven’t oversold the arena,” Lily replied. “That could be disastrous. I know that the guys wanted to play at this smaller location, but I’m not sure if I’m as happy with this as we would have been at somewhere like United Center.” “Because they’ll be performing for a smaller audience?” “Well, that too. But when there are limited tickets available there’s the temptation by the venue to oversell to make more money and then everyone can’t get in and it can get stressful or, worse yet, dangerous.
